Air Crash Investigation season 19
| Air Crash Investigation season 19 | |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Discovery Channel |
| Original release | January 2 – March 11, 2019 |
| chronology | |
This is the following nineteenth season of Air Crash Investigation.
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Incident | Original air date |
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| 161 | 1 | "Deadly Descent" | Cathay Pacific Flight 780 | January 2, 2019 |
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On 13 April 2010, Cathay Pacific Flight 780 suffers a dual engine failure while nearing Hong Kong International Airport at the end of a flight from Juanda International Airport, Indonesia. The aircraft makes an emergency landing at almost twice the speed of a normal landing. All 322 people on board survive. Type of aircraft: Airbus A330-300 | ||||
| 162 | 2 | "Death Race" | 2011 Reno Air Races crash | January 7, 2019 |
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On 16 September 2011, a vintage fighter aircraft named The Galloping Ghost crashes into spectators during the Reno Air Races, killing the pilot, James Leeward, and 10 people on the ground. The cause of the crash were reused single-use locknuts in the left elevator trim tab system that loosened. Type of aircraft: North American P-51 Mustang | ||||
| 163 | 3 | "Fatal Approach" | KLM Cityhopper Flight 433 | January 16, 2019 |
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On 4 April 1994, KLM Cityhopper Flight 433 crashes into a field while attempting an emergency landing at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, killing 3 of the 24 people on board. The cause of the crash was the pilots' inadequate use of the flight controls during an asymmetric go-around. Type of aircraft: Saab 340B | ||||
| 164 | 4 | "Borderline Tactics" | American International Airways Flight 808 | January 14, 2019 |
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On 18 August 1993, American International Airways Flight 808 stalls, rolls to the right and crashes into the ground 1 quarter of a mile short of the runway while manoeuvring onto final approach to Leeward Point Airfield in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. All 3 crew members on board survive. Type of aircraft: Douglas DC-8-61F | ||||
| 165 | 5 | "Deadly Pitch" | Fine Air Flight 101 | January 21, 2019 |
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On 7 August 1997, Fine Air Flight 101 stalls and crashes just seconds after taking off from Miami International Airport, killing all 4 people on board and 1 person on the ground. The causes of the crash were an improper loading of cargo and the pilots selecting an incorrect stabilizer trim setting. Type of aircraft: Douglas DC-8-61F | ||||
| 166 | 6 | "Fatal Climb" | TAROM Flight 371 | January 28, 2019 |
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On 31 March 1995, TAROM Flight 371 banks steeply to the left and crashes into a field shortly after taking off from Otopeni International Airport, killing all 60 people on board. The throttle of the port engine had returned to idle in-flight while the captain simultaneously became incapacitated, possibly due to a heart attack. Type of aircraft: Airbus A310-300 | ||||
| 167 | 7 | "Runway Runoff" | Continental Airlines Flight 1404 | February 11, 2019 |
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On 20 December 2008, Continental Airlines Flight 1404 veers off the side of the runway, skids across the taxiway and a service road and crashes into a ravine while taking off from Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado. All 115 passengers and crew members on board survive. Type of aircraft: Boeing 737-500 | ||||
| 168 | 8 | "Lethal Limits" | Aeroflot Flight 821 | February 18, 2019 |
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On 14 September 2008, Aeroflot Flight 821 crashes into a ravine next to a railway line while on final approach to Perm International Airport in Perm, Russia, in poor weather conditions, killing all 88 people on board. The investigation concluded that the pilots suffered spatial disorientation. Type of aircraft: Boeing 737-500 | ||||
| 169 | 9 | "Football Tragedy" | LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 | March 4, 2019 |
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On 28 November 2016, LaMia Flight 2933, carrying the Brazilian Chapecoense football squad, runs out of fuel and crashes into the side of a mountain after entering a holding pattern to land at José María Córdova International Airport in Rionegro, Colombia. 71 of the 77 people on board are killed. Type of aircraft: Avro RJ85 | ||||
| 170 | 10 | "Slam Dunk" | United Express Flight 6291 | March 11, 2019 |
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On 7 January 1994, United Express Flight 6291, operating for Atlantic Coast Airlines, crashes 1.2 miles short of the runway during final approach to Port Columbus International Airport after entering a stall. The two pilots, the flight attendant, and two passengers are killed in the crash. Type of aircraft: British Aerospace Jetstream 41 | ||||